Madden and Lewis Company

To support the World War 2 demand for ships Madden, Lewis shipyard switched over to military construction and built: US Navy tugboats and Harbour Defence Motor Launch.

The company was founded by James Herbert Madden Sr., who was also active in the Sausalito Yacht Club.

Madden and Lewis Company also owned the Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Ferry Company that ran before the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge, the ferry was run by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad now the site of the Sausalito Ferry Terminal.

After the war the yard returned to pleasure craft building and repair.

[5] Madden and Lewis built Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) were built for the US Navy, but all four went to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) for anti-submarine patrols.